NY Man Accidentally Shoots Wife While Demonstrating How To Use Gun

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A man accidentally shot his wife while demonstrating how to use a handgun in Cornwall, N.Y. on Friday night, the Times-Herald-Record reported.

The man was showing his wife how to use the gun’s tactical light when the weapon accidentally discharged, police told the Times-Herald-Record. The bullet struck the woman in the upper thigh.

The incident was still under investigation on Saturday, according to the Times-Herald-Record.

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  1. Avatar for theod theod says:

    And everybody learned a valuable lesson about guns. the end.

  2. Love means never having to say you’re sorry.

  3. Avatar for enon enon says:

    well… to be fair, the lesson about not pointing at someone unless you intend to shoot them comes later in the training…

  4. He wouldn’t have pointed it at her except he was absent the day they talked about it in the safety class. Pobody’s nerfect, ya know?

    Ha ha I’m joking of course. Safety classes are TEERA TYNAR REALLY BAD THINGS BECAUSE FREEDOM.

  5. Is the gun OK?

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